live at the "action news" big board. adam. >> that is right jim. until the eight o'clock hour. it could linger beyond that. most of the area is quiet. it's warm and muggy. no severe storms at the present time in our viewing area. we are tracking a line of downpours with embedded lightning in between. the northern part of bucks near quakertown. it extends near reading at 422. these are slow-moving downpours and thunderstorms. releasing a tremendous amount of rain with the torrential downpours near hellertown. we are seeing rate was 2 inches her hour. because the heavy rainfall that is moving through the region that particular area of the lehigh valley and northern bucks county has a flash-flood warning until 8:30 in evening.

a lot of water on the roadways and the streams. in addition to the heavy rain we had severe storms in the last couple of hours. this was sent in to my facebook page from danny from norristown. it shows the violence and how it's trying to turn the atmosphere to rotate some the storms. no particular tornado warning with the storm. the severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 8:00. damaging winds and heavy rains are the major threat. we'll talk about a break in the forecast. thank you, adam. you can track the rain heading into your neighborhood with a storm tiebreaker 6 app. i-- tracker 6 app. we have breaking news in the

kensington section of philadelphia. they are investigating a discovery of a woman's body in a duffel bag on north 3r 3rd street. kenneth what is the latest there? >>reporter:jim, let me show you what we have. the body of the young woman was located near the police tape right here on this property. the details are coming in. the philadelphia police homicide detectives the hands of the 23-year-old victim were bound. she was placed in a trash bag inside of the duffel bag. the call came in at 5:00 a.m. the man discovered the victim's body on the 2200 block of north 3 street in kensington. they are trying to get a positive identification on the woman described as hispanic. her body was stuffed into the duffel bag and left near a vacant and boarded up home. there is not much happening on the street. it is near susquehanna avenue.

they spent the day combing through the scene as they look for evidence to figure out what happened to this young woman. >> he saw a human hand with that, he went and found a police officer. the police came and saw it was a human body. it went from there there are is tower that is unfolding over the next 24 or 48 hours. >> absolutely. we'll find out her identity from the medical examiners office will know the cause of death. >> we went out and wanted to see what was going on. we are nervous. the community is nervous at this time. >>reporter:also, another new development as you take a live look at the scene. two hours before the young woman was discovered here they found an abandoned car on south bambry street.

it had been set on fire. the investigators believe it belonged to the victim and the unfolding case. we'll get more deals online. reporting live in kensington, kenneth moton. jim. thank you, kenneth. most residents returned to their homes in skippack township. that is because of a strong odor on gorski lane. and john is there. john, things are getting better? >>reporter:well they say that they know what they are dealing with here. it's no longer a mystery. what is more they say, there is a plan to correct things. >> two different laboratories. they confirm that the substance that was found in the sump pump pit was gasoline. >>reporter:somehow it

concentrated in the basement. three townhomes in a low spot of this hillside community. >> i can't tell of being on the bottom of the hill here, it ran down somewhere else. >>reporter:there are plans to flush the pits and ventilate the three homes. they own the end unit. now they hope that the plan will rid them of the fumes. >> i hope it work what is they are try doing. they are trying to pump it out to see what happened. the intention is to wait. >> neither one of us are comfort together bring the kids back tonight. we are going to wait-and-see tomorrow. >>reporter:well it's an exhausting 24 hours for the logans. they don't want to return to their homes until they are concern that the gasoline and

fumes are gone. thank you, a company that makes components for power plants could eventually employ 2,000 people in camden. chris christie joined dana redd and hold tech international officials apt the site. they awarded the company $260 million in tax credits over 10 years as an incentive to build in camden. it's slated to open in 2018. the trump plaza expects to close in the middle of september. termination warnings wet out to 1100 casino workers. >> the city is trying to transition everyone from the perception it's just a gambling

resort. the cities or casinos have to give the layoff notices 60 days in advance. unless a buyer appears trump plaza will close on september 16th. >> it's glum. >>reporter:that is how louis of woodbine describes the mood at the casino as 1100 received notices that it plans to close down on september 16th. >> we are scared. we are worried about our jobs here. we saw what happened with the rest of the city. you know, it's going to be a transition. >> i'll survive. god is going to make way for me. >> are you worried or concerned? >> yes. >> we have been going since it opened. we were here last month with complimentary rooms. it's almost like home. >>reporter:it's the fourth casino forced into closing.

the atlantic you an show and revel will too until buyers are found. >> it's a sad thing. this is entertainment. this is jobs for people. it's a shame to see them close. so many of them too. not just -- i am not surprised with the way that the economy is going and how other casinos are opened in other states. it's a shame. >>reporter:wearing a t-shirt that he bought in 1984, jimmy mullins has come back to say goodbye to the trump employees that he has known for decades. >> they are going lose their jobs. it's terrible. >> they called the situation a pending catastrophe. others call it the market

right-siding itself. there are too many casinos and not enough demand. you are looking at 8,000 casino employees on the unemployment nine a matter of months. live in atlantic city i am nora muchanic "channel~6 action news." not good. thank you, nora. the residents along the east section of venango street may have to find a new route home. a single hol sinkhole opened anl responded to the scene. the crews are trying to determine what caused that. coming up on "action news" tonight it's the one that did not get away. a delaware fisherman nets a record-breaking fish. the heavy hitters steps up to the plate for the all-star homerun derby. we have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 8:00 tonight.

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the family of a woman that was killed in wilmington made a plea for the gunman to come forward. crystal brown got caught in the crossfire of a gunfight. the 43-year-old died at the hospital. brown's mother spoke about the loss today. >> you took away my support system. you put a big hole in my heart. you put a big hole in my

family's heart. >> there were witnesses in the area. into one has come forward. police want the public to know that tipsters can remain anonymous. a former delaware pleaded guilty james bryan who once sat on collingdale's council was accused of taking the money from the electric cap. some of the thefts were in copper wire that he resold. he could get up to 35 years in prison when sentenced in october. a furniture store that was next to the scene has pleaded guilty to perjury. he was investigating the blaze in april of 2012 at the vacant warehouse next door. he said that he didn't know the opener.

it killed robert neary and daniel sweeney. someone in philadelphia has won a million dollars. it was sold at the express food mart. matching the five white balls is good for a million dollars. the winner has not come forward. the store receives $5,000 for selling the ticket. he retailed in the biggest mahi mahi. he's from rehoboth beach. it weighed in at 56.9 pounds. so fire up what can i get you?

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the winner, the win, league will have home field advantage in the world series. derek jeters is getting a lot of attention. he's about to play in the final all-star game. he will retire at season's end. it's chase utley's sixth. it's a lot of fun. >> it's a whirlwind. you are meeting guys. once you get to the clubhouse and get talking to guys and meeting the guys that you play again and recollecting with th h the guys. the game is exciting too. >> the game. it has nothing to do with injuries or old bones. this team needs to step away from the diamond and clear the mind. they are 11 games under 500.

the phils dropped two out of three from the nats. you don't have to tell the engineer his team is a disappointment this season. >> i am not pleased. we had good games we had offensive punch in there. but it would turn overnight and turn cold. so it's something that obviously more consistent offensive and key hits are needed. >> he has by saying that for months now. >> the phillies are confident that he's over his elbow troubles lee is penciled in against san francisco. he has been out the action since mid may. they continue tonight against the cavaliers. andrew wiggins is the player plr

that they missed out on. the news is that the kid is that good. a trial on the aisle. it's a way to create team chemistry. do they allow you to get a tan at the same time? think not. it's never been done before. the diamond backs. buster poisey hits a grand slam. that is nothing new. in the sixth inning the pitcher baumgartner gets a grand slam. the first pitcher and catcher duo gets a grand slam. i don't think that ever has happened before. >> what? what i just told you? >> what you just described. of course not. i told you that.

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a new emergency department was unveiled today. this is northeast philadelphia. of the $52 million project was designed to improve the overall patient experience. the 80,000 square football allow 25,000 more participates to be treated each year. new technology speeds up the care for patients with heart

attacks and head injuries. >> we are under a thunderstorm watch. adam joseph has the latest. it's scattered through the region. where they are hitting it's torrential rain and gusty winds. much of new jersey is dry south of trenton. it's the northern part of ocean county that was hit hard and sorry the easterandsoutheastern. and moving away from the lehigh valley this area a lot of rain. close to 2 inches of rain over the last hour as we are having what we are calling training going on. storms over the same locations riding along a boundary south and east of i-78 that extends to berks to lancaster county and

322. the northern part of 422 a wet drive. and thunder and lightning. it moving paralleling 222 on the southern end much t. we hav -- . not severe in eastern maryland. in this region 443 lightning strikes in the last 15 minutes. it's moving from the east-northeast at 35 miles-an-hour. if it survives and bumped into delaware it will be into the next to 32 minutes watching that in delaware. the dewpoints measures how much moisture is in the air. when it's above 70. it's oppressive. it's moisture-loaded. when the storms pop up they are intense. they have torrential rain with them. the heat indicies, 93 in

philadelphia. 89 in millville. satellite and radar show where a combination of the heat a cold front to the west. that is what is sparking the downpours and thunderstorms. the cold front that brings relief in the form of the drier air is west of cincinnati. that is set to arrive here late tomorrow into early on wednesday. until then we have the pop-ups around the region through 9:00. and through midnight downpours. early tuesday morning we start off quiet. some sun a lot of cloud cover is littering the area. the storms refire again tomorrow ankle. the front is closer. this is at 5:00. the rush-hour spots could be wet. we have a jetstream that hopes to fuel the storms.

we have the training going on. we could see another 1 to 3 inches tonight into the day on tuesday. the shore forecast it's humid down there. much like today. 79 degrees at 11:00. by 3:00, a temperature of just 82 because of the southerly wind we catch it off the water. it's not as oppressive as it is inland. soak downpours and thunderstorms. again 87. early morning rain on wednesday. giving way to the sunshine. by late in the afternoon on wednesday you notice the drop in the humidity big time. as we get into thursday, friday, low humidity. nice days 83, 85. into the welcome back the humidity returns with a chance of scattered downpours and thunderstorms tthunderstorms.

90s on the board in the next seven days. a concert series got off to a start. the young peoples concert at the mann started with the afro brazilian beat. it gave the audience a sample of the brazilian styles. the free concert gives kids a chance to experience a live performance. abc's "world news with diane sawyer" is next on channel 6. we continue at 10:00 on phl17 for cecily tynan, adam joseph and ducis rodgers, the entire "action news" team. i am jim gardner. we hope that you will join us at 11:00.

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welcome to "world news." tonight, breaking now, the violent storms bearing down, 80 million americans in the path. the confirmed tornado, the deadly lightning. and the close call. the father and daughter rescued from the flood. meteorologist ginger zee with a new storm track coming in. also developing, the american sergeant held captive by the taliban. you'll remember him squinting in the sunlight, the handover, where he's reporting for duty now and for some, outrage tonight. brian ross is standing by. the horrific crash, the walmart rig and tonight the first pictures of the survivor, comedian tracy morgan and the major lawsuit tonight, what he's saying about walmart. tracking the sharks, we're in the water tonight and what we've now learned, the exploding